Dewey-Humboldt’s Town Council Tuesday requested that a federal agency hold off on its proposal to (more…)
More on the Flambeau Pollution Case
Anti-mining groups say they’re getting ready to sue the state of Wisconsin and a mining company over pollution near a former mine at Ladysmith.
The Flambeau copper and gold mine was open for four years during the 1990s, and stopped mining operations in 1997. The company says the process of reclaiming the land is complete. But [...]
Three die in central China as tailings dam bursts
CHANGSHA — Three people were confirmed dead and four others were injured when a tailings dam burst and set off a landslide that destroyed their home in central China’s Hunan Province shortly after midnight, the local safety administration said.
The reservoir of manganese ore waste burst at 12:45 a.m. Thursday and toppled a house in Huayuan [...]